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Expense Ratio

Expense ratio measures the share of a property's income consumed by operating expenses, expressed as a percentage. A lower expense ratio means more of each dollar of income flows through to NOI.

Example

$1,060,000 in operating expenses against $1,710,000 in EGI gives a 62% expense ratio.

Formula

Operating Expenses ÷ Effective Gross Income = Expense Ratio

Excel Formula:

=B7/B6
  • B7 = Operating Expenses
  • B6 = EGI
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